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Also known as Wheeling, West Virginia, Wheeling, Virginia, Wheeling, WV
city and seat county of Ohio County, West Virginia, United States
AI overview
Wheeling is a city in West Virginia that serves as the county seat of Ohio County, making it the main governmental and administrative center for the area. It is located in the northern part of West Virginia along the Ohio River, which has historically made it an important regional hub for commerce and transportation.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- County
- Ohio , Marshall
- Settled
- 1769 ; 257 years ago ( 1769 )
- Established
- 1806 ; 220 years ago ( 1806 )
- Incorporated
- 1836 ; 190 years ago ( 1836 )
- Mayor
- Denny Magruder
- City manager
- Robert Herron
- City
- 16.00 sq mi (41.43 km )
- Land
- 13.78 sq mi (35.68 km )
- Water
- 2.22 sq mi (5.76 km ) 13.87%
- Elevation
- 686–1,299 ft (209–396 m)
- Density
- 1,963.8/sq mi (758.2/km )
- Urban
- 81,249 (US: 353rd )
- Metro
- 139,513 (US: 288th )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 54-86452
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Wheeling
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Ohio County
- Population
- 27052
- Area
- 41.473369
- Elevation
- 396
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Capital of
- Ohio County
- Official website
- www.wheelingwv.gov
- Image
- View of downtown Wheeling, West Virginia, from Wheeling Island, part of the city that lies on an island in the middle of the Ohio River LCCN2015632092.jpg
- Households
- 11734
- Dialing code
- 304
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- Commons category
- Wheeling, West Virginia
- postal code
- 26003
- topic's main category
- Category:Wheeling, West Virginia
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Wheeling, West Virginia
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Wheeling, West Virginia
- inception
- 1774-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 13.878
- different from
- Wheeling
- per capita income
- 29110
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